Hatch plate as well as method op and means for manufacturing the same



-F. KAPPLER Sept. 3, 1929.

HATCH PLATE As WELL AS METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME dmm M \Q J R 2 QN m 1 J7 m m v 0 Q an 2 RE i.

Sept. 3, 1929. KAPPLER 1,726,900

MATCE PLATE AS WELL AS METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Filed Jan. 21, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.2.

Jn wenior Sept. 3, 1929. F. KAPPLER 1,726,900

M ATCH PLATE AS' WELL AS METHOD OF AND MEANS TOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Sept. 3, 1929. KAPPLER 1,726,900

MATCH PLATE As WELL As METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Filed Jan. 21, 1928 5 Sheets Sheet 4 A II 0 m lk Sept. 3, 1929. 1,726,900

MATCH PLATE AS WELL AS METHOD OF AND Mama FOR mmumcwunme THE SAME F. KAPPLER Fi an- 1, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet, 5

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Sept. 3, 1929.

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FELZX KllPPLELR, OF DEESDEH, GERMANY ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HELEN FRASER, OF LONDQN, ENGLAND.

IMATCH PLATE AS "it "ELL AS METHGD OF AND IMEZsNS IOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME.

Application filed January 21, 18538, Serial No.

This invention relates in the first place to a match plate having particular configuration and consisting ot wood, pasteboard, paper. or another suitablematerial; in the second place it relates to a method of manufacturing said match plates, and in the third place to a machine for carrying said method into practice.

The characteristic features of the match plate consist in this that the matches extend. radially -from a centre portion wlt-h which they aremade integral and are connected, with said portion only at their feet, so that each of them. can beseparated from the said portion merely by being torn off the same at its toot. The radial arrangement oi the matchesrenders it possible to coi'bine a particularly large number thereof topje'thelg the wholetaking up only very little space and permitting convenient housing: Furthermore, the manufacture of match-plates"o't the kind in question proceeds in a simple and cheap manner, as will appear fully from what follows. The method is carried through with the aid of a suitably designed machine illustrated diagrammatically and by way of ample the accompanying drawings, in which:

l? e 1 is a side-vicw of the complete milOJL Figure 2 an end view of the device for punching); the base-plates out of a blank, this device being: that at the lefthand end of Fie'fl and being drawn to an onlarced scale. Figure 3 is a side-view of the hmr-hin de (as in Fig 1), FE HF 41- n sideview of the device for paraffini119] the outer halves of the portions proiectin radially from the above-mentioned bent)" portion and later on forming: the

matches, this device being in Fig. 1 located about in the middle ofthe same, shifted somewhat to the right; Figure 5 is a side- View of the device for providing; the ends of the radially projectino' portions with match heads, Fist 1 at the Figure (3 shows details of Fig. 5, Fig;- ure 7 is a p an of the parts shown in Fig. Figure 8 is a perspective representation of a match plate or disk, Figure 9 is a plan oi means for assembling) a large numher of the match plates or disks together, wi 1 caps between them. in order to paraftin the outer halves of the radially prous device being located. in hthand end of the same;

248,528, and in Germany November 30, 1927.

jecting parts, and to provide them' with beads; Figures 10 and 11 show details of Fig. 9, and Figures 12, 13, 14 and 15 show some other details, all as fully described hereinafter,

The most practical form of the match plates is shown in Fig. 8. This plate resembles a cog-wheel. It is practically circular, but provided with a large number of radial slits by which by far the greatest part of the plate is subdivided into individual radial portions 1, except a central portion 1 having a central hole 1 The portions are to form the matches. The length and breadth of these portions 1 corresponds to the length and breadth of the usual or normal matches. The teeth of the cog-wheel-like plate later on re ceives the igniting mass. Every portion 1 can later on, when the match disk has been finished, be torn off the centreportion 1 and then be used as a matchin the usual manner. While in Fig. 8 the matchtorminp; portions increase in breadth radially outwardly, the disk may be so punched out of the blank that every match is of equal breadth from its foot to its head, but then, there exist angular gaps betweenrthe matches, as will be clear without further explanation. ,It is also possible to let the radial slits terminate a little fron'i the edge of the plate so that narrow connections remain between the matches at or near their heads; it is then necessary, in order to remove a match from the set of matches, to tear through also the two connections located'at ornear its head.

The blank from which the match plates or disks are to be punched out consists preferablyof a long strip wound on a cylindrical carrier so as to form a roll 1, F in. 2, which is inserted into the punching machine. The strip is wound ott that-roll and conducted between pairs of rollers3/3% 4/4 and 5/5 by which the paste-board or thick paper is aightened and, kept fiat between the matrix and the patrix. T'he punching ma chine be of any suitable design. In the case shown by way of example it is an eccentric press provided with a driving wheel 0 and a tly-wheel 'l' which. latter is keyed to a shai' 7 connected with the tool-carrier by two rods 8 guided in the frame of the press and sliding on cam disks 8. The tool-car rier is thereby lifted and lowered with such intervals of time as correspond to the intermittent forward feed of the strip 1.

The three pairs of rollers mentioned are turned intermittently by cog-wheels /10, ll /ll and 12 from the shaft 7 by the intermediary of a cog-wheel 12 and an intermittingly acting gearing consisting of aratchet-wheel 13 and a pawl 13 hinged to a crank 14 connected by a rod 15 with another crank 16 aflixed to the shaft 7.

To each of the shafts of the rollers 3, -1 and 5 is secured a disk (17, 17, 17") which is flat or straight on a certain part of its circumference; the circumferential edges of these disks contact with a horizontal bar 19, the ends of which are connected with helical springs extending downwardly and tending continually to draw said bar downwardly and keep it in contact with said disks. The bar 19 connects the ends of levers 2O fulcrumed at 20 to the tool carrier 18 and connected at 2O with the frame 2 by a rod 20. When shortly prior to the downward movement of the tool car 'ier 18 which carries the punch ing tool 18 the bar 19 comes in contact with the flattened portions of the circumference of the disks 17, 17 and 17 (which takes place every time after the strip 1 has been fed forward as much as is required for the punching of another set of the ll'ltltCll-CliSkS, this feeding movement being effected by means of the intermittently acting gearing 13, 13, 14, 1.5 and 16. and the Wheels and rollers connected therewith), the further movement of all members having taken a part in the feed movement of the strip is stopped so that now the punching procedure can take place without any disturbance.

The fly-wheel shaft 7* is operatively connected by means of cog-wheels 21, 22, 23 and 2a, to an aXle 25 supported in the frame 2 and carrying a cam-disk 26, the circumferential edge of which is in contact with the free end of a double-lever 27 fulcrumed at 28 to the frame 2. The other arm of the lever 27 operates by means of a rod 29 a ratchet-wheel 30 connected with a disk 32 supported at 31 and having in its circumferential surface a large number of holes intended to receive rods having each at its lower end a running wheel 34 and being intended to receive a large number of the punched-out match plates or disks which are arranged in rows upon these rods 35. There is a gap between each two consecutive match plates or disks, the gaps being produced by means of small spacing disks 36. the diameter of which is considerably less than that of the match disks, as appears from Figs. 8 and 11. The number of the match disks and of the spacing disks on one rod 36 amounts to about 100 of each sort of disks.

The transmission ratio of the train of cogwheels 21, 22, 23. 94 is such that the lever 29 which is provided with a projection for actuating the wheel 30 turns this wheel only an amount corresponding to a fourth, a fifth or a sixth etc. part of the disk 32 (according as this contains 1 or 5 or 6 rods when the rod 35 just acted on is filled with match plates or disks 1 and spacing disks 36. On the further intermittent movemei'it the nextrod which is still without said two sorts of disks passes into the path of the device which pushes the said disks onto the said rods.

This device consists, in, the first place, of a hopper 37 which is continually supplied with spacing disks 36 by means of an elevator 38, and in the second place of a lOVGI-HiGCllilIllSlll 38, 39 which alternately pushes match disks and spacing disks upon the rod new to be provided with both these sorts of disks.

The match disks or plates have been punched out of the blank, it is true, but to start with they remain lying in the plane of the blank or strip of paper or pasteboard and are ca ried along with it, and pressure must subsequently be applied to them to cause them to leave the strip. This is effected by the lever 10 which is fulcrumed at 10 on. the frame of the punching machine or press and is connected at 10 with the toolcarrier so that said lever is moved together with, and by, the same. At the moment in which the tool-carrier 18 is moved downwardly, the front arm 11 of said lever, the press-plate 11 of which lies in the extension of the axis of the rod 35 to be actuated at the time being, presses the match disk just lying below it out of the strip (which now becomes a waste-strip) and the respective match disk passes with its centre hole 1 upon the respective rod 35 upon which it slides along. Then a spacing disk is put upon the pin. These disks may consist, for instance, of vulcanized fibre, and their thickness may be several times that of the match disks, but their diameter is considerably smaller than that of the match disk, as already mentioned with reference to Figs. 8 and 11, but somewhat larger than the diameter of the hubs of the running wheels 34 and 34.

The device for pushing the matclrdisks out of the discharge tube 37 of the hopper 37 consists of a pushing member 39 (Figs. 3 and 15) connected by a rod 38 with a crankpin on the disk 17". The front end of the pushing member 39, the horizontal reciprocating movements of which take place upon the table T0, moves along in a slot 37 of the discharge tube 37 of the hopper, and a vertical shoulder provided near the end of the member 39 and entering also into said slot engages the edge of the spacing disk which is, at the time being, the lowermost in the discharge tube, the respective spacing disk being new shoved out of this tube through the curved slots 3. Vhen the disk leaves the slotted bottom of the discharge tube its position is such that its centre hole 1 lies just over one of the rods 35, and it then falls down upon the respective rod and upon the uppermost of the match-disks already present thereon.

In this manner the match plates or disks and the spacing disks are caused to arrive alternately upon the rods 35, and when one of these latter has been filled with them the disk 32 is turned automatically in the already described manner through a certain angle so as to bring the next rod 35 below the discharge tube of the hopper.

Eachrod 35 is provided at its lower end with a running wheel 33/34 (Fig. 9), and when a rod has been filled with the two sorts of disks, as described, a running wheel 33/.-34 is atlixed to the upper end of it. The parts 83 and 33 are the hubs of the wheels 34 and 34 and there is in each hub a conical bore adapted to receive a correspondingly shaped end of the respective rod 35. The thus finished rod is then withdrawn and placed in horizontal position upon an oblique table 41 provided with grooves in which. the wheels 34 and 84 can roll along. The lower ends of the grooves are closed so that the rollers consisting of the filled rods with their running wheels cannot leave the said grooves.

These rollers are then conducted sin l to the parafiining device (Fig. 4) which consists of a basin 43 into which liquid paraffin is conducted from a receptacle 44 through a pipe 45 provided with a cock 46. The supply is controlled by a float (not shown). The basin and the receptacle mentioned are heated by gas-burners supplied with gas through pipes 47 and 48. The waste gases are conducted away through a hood 47 Onboth sides of the frame 42 a movable frame adapted to receive the rollers mentioned is hinged at 49 and can be lifted vertically either manually or automatically. It is lowered, however, automatically by means of two oblong disks 51 supported at 52 and co-operating with rolls carried in bearings 56 aifixed to rods also supported at 49 and connected at their other ends by rigid bars with the frame 53. The disks 51 are provided with circumferential grooves 53 into which therims of said rolls 7 engage. The disks 51 may be turned or rotated from a shaft 55 (Fig. 1) by means of a belt or the like, and there may be provided on. the frame 42 an engaging and disengaging coupling (not shown) which can be actuated by a pedal 55. The two parallel -main members of the frame 53 are provided with grooves corresponding to those in the table 41, and also the distance between them is the same so that the rollers (consist ing of the rods .35 with the alternating disks) can be transferred from said table to said frame. The lefthand ends of the said frame members project so far that when the frame 53 is lifted, said ends engage the lowermost roller upon the table41 and lift it out of the table grooves whereby that roller runs from the table upon the frame 53, the wheels 34 and 34 engaging now the grooves in the frame.

The device shown in Fig. 5 very similar to thatshown in Fig. 4, except that there are no gas-burners and no waste-gas hood.

The movable members are exactly the same as in Fig. 4, and they have been denoted, therefore, with the same numerals of reference. 5? denotes the stationary frame. Between the two devices is another oblique table 54 over which the match-disk rollers pass from the device F ig. 4 to the device Fig. 5. The former serves for paraiiining the outer halves of the match-forming portions of the matclrdisks, the other for providing the match ends with igniting. heads. The match-disk rollers are transferred from thetable to and. upon the frame 53 in exactly the same manner as has been described with respect to the table, 41 and Fig. 4.

lV hat I am describing in the now following lines is intended for Fig. 4', as well as for Fig. 5. The longitudinal members 53 of the frame 53 have each a step 53, and i at the ends of these members is another step 53 formed by extensions 53 of the said frame. vVhen a roller passes over the steps 53 it tends, of course, to proceed on its way with an increased speed, but ust in this moment or instantly thereafter the frame 53 is lifted a little either manually or automatically so much that the respective rolier is retained at said steps in thatit rolls back against them from the right to the left. In this. position the bearings 56 which are open in downward direction engage with their open lower sides or bottom faces the hubs of the running wheels of said roller and hold this latter, therefore, fast in its position, and now the pedal 55 is depressed so as tocause the belt or rope driven by the pulley 55 (Fig. 1) to turn the oblong disks 51. Owing to the shape of these disks the frame 53 is so much lowered that the outer halves of the match-forming portions of thematch disks or plates are dippedinto the liquid paraffin contained in the basin 43.

l Vhile the disks 51 are being turned, the rolls held by the open bearings 56 roll along in the circumferential grooves of said disks, and as said rolls are bearing upon the said disk, the

. frame 50/53 turns downwardly on the pivots disks are in rotary motion while their matchforming portions pass through the paraflin, and these portions are hereby prevented from getting soaked too strongly with the paraflin.

When the oblong disks 51 have made one complete revolution, and the upper rolls have, therefore, arrived again in their uppermost position, as in Fig. 4, the frame 53 (Fig. 4;) is lifted to a position corresponding to the position (of the frame 53) shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. The bearings 56 no longer engage the hubs of the running wheels of the match-disk roller lying upon the frame 53, and the respective roller can now roll down along the frame 58 to the righthand end thereof until it arrives at the second step (58). There the running wheels pass into the grooves of the frame extensions 53 in which they are conducted to the grooves of the second oblique table 54: (Fig. 1). These latter grooves are also closed at their lower ends, just as had been described with respect to the table 41, and now the operations described with respect to i are repeated. in the device shown in Fig. 5, the only differences being that the basin d3 of this device is not heated and does not contain liquid paraffin but a liquid mass suited for forming the igniting heads at the free ends of the match-portions of the match-disks. This mass is carried upwards by a roller 45* and transferred in this Way to the match ends which are, thus, turned into match heads proper that can be ignited on a suitable rubbing surface. The mass is, of course, of suitable consistency so that a layer of a suitable thickness is carried upwards by and with the roller 3%, and the frame 53 is only so much lowered that only the ends of the match-forming portions dip into that layer whereby as much remains adhering to said ends as is necessary to form proper match heads. But also while this procedure is going on, the respective match-disk roller is kept in rotation, as has been described also with respect to Fig. l, the rotation being also effected by like means in like man- 'ner.

When the production of the igniting heads has been finished, the match roller rolls along upon the extensions or rails 58 753 to rails 58 and further to rails 59 carried by a drying frame 60. Abutments are provided at the commencement of the lowermost rails 59 where the finished rollers collect. In this position of the match rollers their running wheels contact with each other, but the match-disks do not.

In front of the lowermost rails 59 a table 61 is arranged, the upper surface of which carries a grate 62, the construction of which is shown perspectively in Fig. 13 and in vertical section in Fig. 14:. There are in this grate perforations 62 which receive the rim portions of the disks I these latter being therein received in such a position that they are held fast by the oblique edges of said perforations when the rods (after one of the running wheels, the righthand wheel in the example shown, as in Fig. 12) are with drawn in the direction of the arrow into the position indicated in dotted lines. All spacing disks 36 now fall into a vat 64 connected with the table by an inclined guide-n'iember 63. The match-disks remain upon the table and are packed together in equal numbers, say 10, in boxes kept ready for use. The spacing disks collected in the vat (il are carried a ay from it by buckets of an elevator 88 by which they are conveyed back into the hopper 37 for being used again. The rods freed from the match-disks but having each still one of the running wheels affixed to it are used again in connection with the disk as already described.

I claim:

1. A circular match-plate, consisting of a plurality of match-forming members of paper, paste-board, wood or the like which are 'ntegral with a base-forming member and are pointed at their free ends and have these ends provided with a head-forming igniting mass, said match-forming members being separated from one another by means of slits in the match plate extending continuously from said base-forming member to the periphery of the disc, so that the match forming members are entirely separate from one anotherand are only connected at their inner ends to said base-forming member.

2. The method of manufacturing matchplates, consisting in feeding forward a strip of paper, paste-board, wood or the like, punching out of it plates consisting each of a plurality of match-forming members which are integral with a base-forming member; moving said strip forward in its plane intermittently and effecting said punching during the periods of rest and carrying the punched-out members forward with the waste portion of the strip during the intermittent movements of the same; pressing the punched-out plates out of the waste strip, assembling them with gaps between them so as to form a sort o roller of them, rotating this roller, moving it while rotating to a paraffin bath, dipping the rims of the rotating plates into this bath, moving the roller further to a pulpy igniting mass, dipping the ends of the matchforming portions of the said roller into this pulp so as to provide said ends with igniting heads, drying these heads, and separating the assembled match plates from one another substantially as set forth.

3. The method of manufacturing matchplates, consisting in feeding forward. a strip of paper, paste-board, wood or the like, punching out of it plates consisting each of a plurality of match-forming members which are integral with a base-forming member; moving said strip forward in its plane intermittently and effecting said punching during the periods of rest and carrying the punched-out members forward with the waste portion of the strip during the intermittent movements of the same; pressing the punched-out plates out of the waste strip, feeding spacing members to said plates from a supply of spacing members, assembling said plates in alternation with said spacing members so as to form a sort of roller of them with gaps between the spacing members, rotating this roller, moving it while rotating to a parailin bath, dipping the rims of the rotating plates into this bath, moving the roller further to a pulpy igniting mass, dipping the ends of the match-forming portions of the said roller into this pulp so as to provide said ends with igniting heads, drying these heads, and separating the match plates and spacing members from each other, substantially as set forth.

The method of manufacturing matchdisks, consisting in intermittently with drawing portions from a cylindrically wound-up strip of paper, paste-board or the like portions, punching out of it during the periods of rest, disks comprising matchforming members consisting each of a plurality of narrow strips radiating from a central portion by which they are integrally connected; carrying the punched-out disks forward with the waste portion of the strip during the intermittent feed movements; pressing the disks out of said waste portion, feeding to said punched-out disks, spacing disks having a diameter corresponding to that of said central portions from a supply of spacing disks, assembling said punchedout disks in alternation with said spacing disks so as to form a sort of roller of them, rotating this roller, moving it while rotating to a paraffin bath, dipping the rims of the punched-out disks into this bath, moving the roller further to a pulpy igniting mass, dipping the ends of the match-forming portions of the said roller into this pulp so as to provide said ends with igniting heads, drying these heads, and separating the match disks from each other, substantially as set forth 5. A machine for the manufacture of match-plates, comprising, in combination, feeding rollers adapted to feed forward a strip of paper, paste-board or the like, and means for turning them intermittently; a plurality of punches adapted to punch out of said strip match plates consisting each of a plurality of match-forming narrow portions connected integrally by a base-forming portion; means for supporting said punchedout portions while the match, plates are fur ther cenveyed; means fur Hano /mg the punched-out match-plates from said strip, means for containing a supply of spacing members; means for connecting the matchplates and spacing members with each other, means for transferring said spacing members from said supply to the match plates and for assembling the match plates and spacing members in alternation so as to form a sort of roller; means for conveying the successive rollers to a paraffin bath; means for dipping the rims of the match plate-forming parts of the rollers into said bath; means for conveying the rollers further to a receptacle containing a pulpy igniting mass, and means for dipping the free ends of said plates into this mass; means for drying said match ends, and means for separating the said match-plates, spacing members, and connecting means from each other.

6. A machine for the manufacture of match-plates, comprising, in combination, an intermittently acting feeding device for a strip of paper, paste-board or the like, a set of punches for punching out of said strip a corresponding plurality of plates each comprising a plurality of match-forming members connected integrally with a common base-forming member; rotary members adapted to actuate the patrixes of said punches; a pushing member for discharging said plates from the waste-portion of the strip, and an articulated lever for transmitting motion from said rotary members to said pushing member; and consecutive means for assembling the discharged match-plates axially, dipping the match-forming portions thereof into liquid paraffin on about one half of their length, transmitting the assembled plates to a receptacle containing an igniting pulp, dipping the free ends of said portions into this pulp, and separating the thus finished match-plates proper from each other.

7. A machine for the manufacture of matchplates, comprising, in combination, an intermittently acting feeding device for a strip of paper, paste-board or the like, a set of punches for punching out of said strip a corresponding plurality of plates each comprising a plurality of match-forming members connected, integrally with a common base-forming member; rotary members adapted to actuate the patrixes of said punches; a pushing member for discharging said plates from the waste-portion of the strip, and an articulated lever for transmitting motion from said rotary members to said pushing members means for containing a supply of spacing disks; a set of intermittently turned parallel pins, each being adapted to receive the discharged matchplates and spacing disks in alternation, the diameter of these disks being smaller than that of said plates; means for moving said pins lihemltremzly means supplying the spacing disks in proper alternation with the match-plates; to said pins and means for conveying the match plates and spacing disks assembled on the pins to a receptacle with liquid paraiiin, dipping the matchforming portions of the said plates into the parafiin for about one half of their length, transferring the assembled plates to a receptaele containing an igniting pulp, dipping the free ends of said portions into this pulp, and separating the thus finished match-plates proper from each other.

8. A machine for the manufacture of match-plates, comprising, in combination an intermittently acting feeding device for a strip of paper, paste-board or the like, a set of punches for punching out of said strip a corresponding plurality of plates each comprising a plurality of match-forming members connected integrally with a common base-forming member; rotary members adapted to actuate the patrixes of said punches; a pushing member for discharging said plates from the waste-portion of the strip, and an articulated lever for transmitting motion from said rotary members to said pushing members; means for contain ing a supply of spacing disks; a set of intermittently turned parallel pins, each being adapted to receive the discharged matchplates and spacing disks in alternation, the diameter of these disks being smaller tha that of said plates; means for moving said pins intermittently; means for supplying the spacing disks in proper alternation with the match-plates to said pins; a runningwheel attached to the lower end of each of said pins, and a detachable running-wheel attached to the upper end of each pin after this latter has been filled with the alternating disks; means for conveying the filled pins on their wheels to a receptacle with liquid paratlin, dipping the match-forming portions of the said plates into the parafiin for about one/half of their length, transmitting the assembled plates to areceptacle containing an igniting pulp, dipping the free ends of said portions into this pulp, and separating the thus finished match-plates proper from each other.

9. A machine for the manufacture of match-plates, comprising, in combination, an intermittently acting feeding device for a strip of paper, paste-board or the like, a set of punches for punching out of said strip a corresponding plurality of plates each comprising a plurality of matchforming members connected integrally with a common base forming member; rotary members adapted to actuate the patrixes of said punches; a pushing member for discharging said plates from the waste-portion of the strip, and an articulated lever for transmitting motion from said rotary members to said pushing member; and consecutive means for assembling the discharged match-plates axially, a basin and a receptacle containing liquid paratlin, means for heating said basin and said receptacle, means for conveying the assembled match-plates to the said basin and for dipping the match-forming portions of the said plates into the paratlin for about one half of their length, transmitting the assembled plates to a receptacle containing an pulp, dipping the free ends of said portionsinto this pulp, and separating the thus finished match-plates proper from each other.

10, A machine for the manufacture of match-plates, comprising, in combination, an intermittently acting feeding device for a strip of paper, paste-board or the like, a set of punches for punching out of said strip a corresponding plurality of plates each comprising a plurality of match-forming members connected integrally with a common base-forming member; rotary members adapted to actuate the patrixes of said punches; a pushing member for discharging said plates from the waste-portion of the strip, and an articulated lever for trans mitting motion from said rotary members to said pushing members; means for containing a supply of spacing discs, a set of intermittently turned parallel pins, each being adapted to receive the discharged matchplates and spacing disks in alternation, the diameter of these disks being smaller than that of said plates; means for moving said pins intermittently; means for supplying the spacing disks in proper alternation with the match-plates to said pins; a runningwheel attached to the lower end of each of said pins, and a detachable runningwheel attached to the upper end of each pin after this latter has been filled with the alternating disks; two sets of stationary rails having stepped surfaces adapted to serve partly as supports for the running-wheels of the match-disk carrying pins, and partly as supports for the hubs of said wheels; oscillable rails connecting said sets of stationary rails with each other; means for conveying the match plates and spacing disks assembled on the pins to a receptacle with liquid parafiin; oblong disks located above this receptacle and receiving the filled pins one after the other; means for rotating said oblong disk so as to dip the match-forming portions of the match-disks into the paraffin for about one half of their length, transmitting the assembled plates to a receptacle containing an igniting pulp, dipping the free ends of said portions into this pulp, and separating the thus finished matchplates proper from each other.

11. machine for the manufacture of match-plates, comprising, in combination, an intermittently acting feeding device for a strip of paper, pasteboard or the like, a

set of punches for punching out of said strip a corresponding plurality of plates each comprising a plurality of match-forminn: members connected integrally with a common base-forming member; rotary members adapted to actuate the patrixes of said punches; a pushing member for discharging said plates from the waste-portion of the strip, and an articulated lever for transmitting motion from said rotary members to said pushing member; and consecutive means for assemblingthe discharged matchplates axially, dipping the matclriforming portions thereof into liquid parafiin on about one half of their length, transmitting the assembled. plates to a receptacle containin an igniting pulp; oblong disks located above this receptacle and receiving the filled pins one after the other; means for rotating said oblong disks so as to dip the matchforming portions of the match-disks with their ends into the pulp so as to provide these ends with igniting heads; means for drying these heads and means for detaching the match-disks and the spacing disks from the pin upon which they have been assembled.

12. A machine for the manufacture of IlltttClPPltLtQS, comprising, in combination, an intermittently acting feeding device for a strip of paper, paste-board or the like. a set of punches for punching out of said strip a corresponding plurality of plates each comprising a plurality of match-forming members connected integrally with a common based'orming member; rotary members adapted to actuate the patrixes of said punches; a pushing member for discharging 1d plates from the waste-portion of the 'ip, and an articulated'lever for transmitting motion from said rotary members to said pushing members; a set of intermittently turned parallel pins, each being adapted to receive the discharged matchplates and spacing disks in alternation, the diameter 0t these disks being smaller than that of said plates; means for moving said pins intermittently; meansfor supplying the spacing disks in proper alternation with the mateh-plates to said pins; and means for conveying the match plates and spacing disks assembled on the pins to a receptacle with liquid parai'lin, dipping the match-forming portions of the said plates into the paraffin for about one half of their length, transmitting the assembled plates to a receptacle containing; an igniting pulp, dipping the free ends of said portions into this pulp; a

grate-like table having slots through which the spacing disks can fall when the pins having carried them and the match-disks up to then are with drawn; an inclined guide r-wsnber receiving the spacing disks, and means for conveying them back'to the place where they have been used initially, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature FELIX KliPPLER. 

